Chapter 124
「You look satisfied, Felix . Raise your head already if that’s the case . More than that will only trouble Takumi-dono」
「…… That’s so, isn’t it?」
With Austin-sama’s words, Felix-sama finally raised his head .
Haa~…… today is somewhat mentally tiring, insn’t it……
「Ah, right! We have to pay Takumi-dono for the leaves of Majesta tree, don’t we?」
「Did you say Majesta, Felix!??」
「Yes, Elder brother . I heard that Takumi-dono picked them on the way from Bailey to the Capital and handed them over to our Knights」
「Takumi-dono, is that true?」
「Yes, by coincidence」
Ahh, Majesta’s leaves, huh…… I received too many shocks I have completely forgotten about it~
「Still, how did you pick them? You were traveling, weren’t you? That tree isn’t something you can freely climb……」
「Allen, got it~」
「Elena got it too~」
Just as Austin-sama was asking how I got the leaves, Allen and Elena claimed that they picked them themselves .
「N? What do they mean?」
But, Austin-sama and Felix-sama don’t seem to have understood the children, so they made puzzled expressions .
「Actually…… the picking was done mainly by the children, you see~」
「What!? The children!?」
「I, I haven’t heard about that! Is that the truth!?」
So, when I conveyed properly that the children did the picking, Austin-sama and Felix-sama looked at the children with surprise on their faces .
「「We climbedmon!」」
Unable to stomach Austin-sama’s and Felix-sama’s reaction, Allen and Elena exclaimed one more time .
「「Climbeeed~!?」」
「「Un!」」
「Onii~chan did」
「Po~n, to us~」
「N? Po, po~n?」
「Takumi-dono, what are they talking about?」
The princes couldn’t understand the children and looked at me with lost expressions .
「Ah~…… I threw the children on top of the tree……」
「「Haa!?」」
When I explained what I did at that time, the princes stiffened while letting out shocked voices .
Well, you wouldn’t usually use such method to climb a tree after all .
「No, no, that would be dangerous, wouldn’t it!?」
After a short while, Austin-sama abruptly stood up and complained about our actions . Felix-sama followed in agreement .
The two princes are good people . They are worried about the children even though the matter is already over .
「Well, that’s if they “could fall” though . My children have quite the physical capability, so they were fine . Besides, I was waiting below, so I would have caught them if they have fallen by any chance . But, thank you very much for worrying」
「「……」」
Austin-sama and Felix-sama finally became quiet .
As Wald-sama said at that time, our actions were out of the norm .
「Ahh, which reminds me, I should have taken this out during the tea」
I retrieved Majesta fruits from the《Infinite Storage》and piled them up on the table before me .
It’s a rare fruit so it would have been better if I had taken them out when we were having tea…… it can’t be helped since I have forgotten . But, if I take a little bit more here, it will naturally reach Grace-sama and Tristan-sama too .
「「Majesta fruit!」」
「Please have some if you’d like」
「No, no, no, Takumi-dono! You were picking the leaves, right? Why do you have the fruit too!? Moreover, this many of them!」
Austin-sama was greatly flustered .
Normally, there’s no such a thing as fruit bearing and leaves turning red at in such short time .
Therefore, we have not find it strange and picked lots of fruit while collecting the leaves . It was a rare fruit, so it was impossible to not pick extra .
「Huh? Have you not heard? We have picked the fruit before the leaves, but……」
「I haven’t received a report like that!」
Felix-sama immediately reacted to my words .
N~ Wald-sama aside, did Isaac-san forget to make a report? I don’t think it would be possible for that person though…… ah, he might have buried within the reports of the Majesta leaves and Orc assault .
「Well, we have lots so go ahead」
「「…… Lots?」」
「「Un! Ma~ny!」」
As a matter of fact, Allen and Elena worked hard at picking the fruit so we have quite a lot .
Come to think of it, we have eaten the fruit only raw~ I found it delicious when raw, but I would like to try making other things from it too~
N~ would it be worthwhile making syrup and mixing it into ice cream?
A method to make that………… I surprisingly can’t remember . Well, let’s challenge it when there’s time . While thinking such――
「…… Elder brother, I somehow got tired from being surprised too much」
「…… What a coincidence, Felix . Me too」
Austin-sama and Felix-sama started a secret talk (?) in low voices .
「I heard of Takumi-dono’s achievements and I also heard the stories from the Knights that accompanied him, but…… he’s straight above the person I have been imagining」
………… O~y?
They seem to be talking about me, but…… I hear everything you are saying, you see……
「That’s right . It’s just my guess, but I have a feeling that there are more shocking stories rolling around him . Stories beneficial to the country or such」
No~ there aren’t many shocking topics, you know? …… There aren’t, right?
「Won’t you leave it for the next time? I had enough for today」
「For tea?」
「Yeah, both Mother and Aurora has become captivated by the sweets prepared by Takumi-dono, so she will surely call him over soon」
That’s right . They wanted to eat the French toast and hotcakes after all .
「…… Sweets, is it?」
「Yeah . I also ate them, but I have never eaten such things before, they were quite delicious」
「Ah, come to think of it, I heard from the Knights that Takumi-dono is a capable chef . That he excels at camping meals in particular」
Camping meals of the Knights is…… that is that, right? Just a dried meat with salty soup . I got compared to that after all~ Wouldn’t any housewife with a little bit more skill be able to make something more delicious than that?
…… Rather, how long are the two of you intending to be talking in secret (?) . The contents are something you could have asked directly, so I would be happy if you finished soon~
「…… Umm~」
「A, ah, sorry . Err, you really don’t mind if we receive these Majesta fruits?」
「Yes, go ahead」
――Knock, knock .
Just when Austin-sama’s and Felix-sama’s consciousness returned back on us, the door was knocked at .
「Excuse me, Commander . I need you to sign these documents plea……――oh my, Takumi-san?」
「Hello, Isaac-san」
「「Hello~」」
It was Isaac-san who entered .